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. 2022 Nov 28;68(11):1524–1529. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.20220345

Table 1. Types of violence against health personnel before the COVID-19 pandemic by sociodemographic data.

Episode of violence N (%) Verbal violence N (%) Physical violence N (%) Sexual violence N (%) Racial violence N (%)
Yes No
Gender (N=113)ᵃ
Women 49 (62.8) 29 (37.2) 43 (55.1) 0 (0.0) 2 (2.6) 2 (2.6)
Men 18 (51.4) 17 (48.6) 13 (37.1) 1 (2.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Age (N=113)ᵃ
20–29 8 (53.3) 7 (46.7) 6 (40.0) 0 (2.0) 1 (6.7) 1 (6.7)
30–39 36 (70.6) 15 (29.4) 30 (58.8) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.0)
40–49 14 (60.9) 9 (39.1) 11 (47.8) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
50–59 6 (37.5) 10 (62.5) 6 (37.5) 0 (0.0) 1 (6.3) 0 (0.0)
60 or above 3 (37.5) 5 (62.5) 3 (37.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Ethnicity (N=113)ᵃ
White 51 (62.2) 31 (37.8) 45 (54.9) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2)
Brown 15 (55.6) 12 (44.4) 10 (37.0) 1 (3.7) 0 (0.0) 1 (3.7)
Other 1 (33.3) 2 (66.7) 1 (33.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (33.3) 0 (0.0)
Marital status (N=114)
Single 13 (54.2) 11 (45.8) 12 (50.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (4.2) 0 (0.0)
Married 37 (56.9) 28 (43.1) 33 (50.8) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.5) 1 (1.5)
Living together 12 (80.0) 3 (20.0) 7 (46.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (6.7)
Other 5 (55.6) 4 (44.4) 4 (44.4) 1 (11.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Region of Brazil (N=114)
South 40 (63.5) 23 (36.5) 35 (55.6) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.6) 2 (3.2)
Southeast 21 (61.8) 13 (38.2) 16 (47.1) 1 (2.9) 1 (2.9) 0 (0.0)
Midwest 2 (33.3) 4 (66.7) 1 (16.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
North 0 (0.0) 2 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Northeast 4 (50.0) 4 (50.0) 4 (50.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Religion (N=114)
No religion 9 (56.3) 7 (43.7) 5 (37.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (6.3)
Catholic 40 (61.5) 25 (38.5) 35 (53.8) 1 (1.5) 2 (3.1) 1 (1.5)
Evangelical 9 (56.3) 7 (43.7) 8 (50.0) 0 (I0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Kardecism 8 (57.1) 6 (42.9) 8 (57.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Afro-Brazilian traditions 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Other 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)

One participant did not respond about gender, age, and ethnicity.